419 scam: "mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com" <myofficedepartment@gmail.com> ATTENTION

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22962935204 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com" <myofficedepartment@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 13:43:00 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION

--

Greeting Dear Client:

I am Barr. Jackson Eze the Chair person in charge of Treasury
Department,
International wire transfers of Benin Republic Federal Ministry of
Finance.
You are to reply through this my official email address
mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com

This is to inform you that your fund was brought to my desk as the
director & management of the WESTERN UNION & MONEY GRAM transfer have
declared
to divert your fund to the government treasury account just because you
can
not pay the wire transfer fee, In reasoning wisely to this complain I
told them to
wait until I hear from you so that I will know the reason why you
decide to
reject such amount of money $500,000USD which is your rightful & legal
overdue inheritance payment just because of transfer fee.

The reason why I sent this email to you is because its your sweat and
for this
reason you still have this last chance to claim your fund if you can
send USD
$79 today because I have already arranged your wires ready for its daily
wires
to you but failing to do this, I will allow them to have power over your
fund
and am very sorry if you failed as this is the last chance.

Therefore, send the USD$79 immediately you receive this email today and
email
your full name and address to me if you want your USD$500,000 to be send
to you
by western union OR Money gram transfer but the maximum amount
officially allow
for it is USD$4500.00 per day until you receive your complete
USD$500,000 from
here. The second option is for you to send me the full detail of your
bank
account if you want your fund to be fully transfer by direct bank to
bank wire
transfer to your account at once.

After you have sent the $79 and email me the payment details, you are to
indicate your wish to receive your funds as I have stated above and the
funds
will be released to you without any hitch.

Here is the western union or money gram information to send the fee to
avoid
delay in receiving your fund and remember that I have done my best for
you and
I will make sure that your wire will begin to be released to you from
the
moment you sent this $79

Send the $79 now and send me email with the Western Union MTCN or Money
Gram
reference numbers when you send the money , you can as well call me on
this
number +229-6293 5204
when you have sent the money.

Receivers Name:... OBINNA KAMI
Country:...BENIN
City:....Cotonou.
Test Question:... God
Answer:... Bless.
Amount to send: ...$79

Send it and email the MTCN number, amount sent, name and address of
sender to
me for easy collection and once again remember to reply through this my
official email address TAKE NOTE: REPLY ONLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:
mrjacksoneze@yahoo.com

Thanks.

Barr. JACKSON EZE,
Treasury Department,
International Wire Transfers,
Federal Ministry of Finance Benin Republic.
CELL phone: +229-6293 5204

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